Political commentator, columnist, and amateur baseball historian, George F. Will is known for the way he imparts a conservative spin to his opinions about the intersection of American culture and politics in the closing years of the twentieth century. Best known for his syndicated column in the Washington Post and for his regular contributions to Newsweek, Will is also a frequent panelist on televised political commentary programs, such as ABC's This Week with David Brinkley. As R. Emmett Tyrell Jr. wrote in his review of The Leveling Wind: Politics, the Culture, and Other News, 1990-1994, "George F. Will has always been a sober, civilized man with serious political principles buttressed by wise historical thoughts."

Born in Champaign, Illinois, in 1941, George F. Will was educated at Trinity College (B.A. 1962), Magdalene College of Oxford University (B.A. 1964), and Princeton University (M.A., Ph...